present a serious investigation is ongoing to find out who is behind such a wicked and he miss operation have been scores of casualties as demonstrators vent their anger at a government that's been in power for just over a year the protesters are mainly young men youth unemployment has now reached 25 percent according to the world bank. we the youth are protesting peacefully what do they want from the youth why are they killing us. the protesters say they've had a drop of a system that they say is corrupt and serving the interests of a few they say they don't support any political parties but that doesn't stop the political opposition from backing the protesters and calling for new elections i think this is a case of political point scoring this is a systemic issue so when you have parties refusing to take part in parliamentary debates making sure that there isn't a core and so they can go ahead this is also that they can plan impression on the part prime minister i did of that mehdi on sunday the iraqi government pledged 17

reforms covering land redistribution increased welfare payments to those in need and the construction of 100000 new housing units the government launched a program of home demolitions in september targeting the makeshift shelters of the poor ahead of the u.n. mission to iraq has called for the violence to stop in a tweet one of the few into mash more voices to speak up as iraq still struggles to deal with the aftermath of the invasion by the u.s. and its coalition of the willing in 2003 she had al jazeera. meanwhile iraq is in the u.s. who are worried about the safety of their family and friends at home and safe their own protests in front of the white house. those and the rallies say they can't get in touch with their relatives because of an internet blackout and they say the government crackdown is an attack on democracy. shobna we are here

demonstrating in support of the people of iraq and this is a letter addressed to the white house asking them to help the iraqi people and stand against iranian interference and we call on the protests in iraq to continue . to do this to move down to the top of the we're here to support the people of iraq who getting killed in the peaceful demonstrations for simply asking for their rights because of their internet they cut of their electricity so they don't believe their message to the world and we're here to show our support and to tell them we stand with you and to see iran out out iraq will mean free. lots more to come here at al-jazeera including prices made in the philippines are up to $11000000.00 children are at risk of death or disability. by saudi arabia is trying to help sin dad get off the terror sponsor this after only 3 decades.

hollywood still sticky house moments during alabama maybe and atlanta i'm not sure that will last is breeding want to shout but this is the obvious kill to watch the latest of a series of cold fronts which is i suppose technically interesting gradually colder and progressively code red but on the front itself of course the potential for pretty big showers thunderstorms even hail the temps difference isn't great and it took about 10 degrees west to east so i think we'll just keep it as rain maybe not so when florida but behind it all the sun is out noise is cold as it was 16 some degrees to 17 degrees typically but look what's happening in british columbia the white of course the snow by the time you get to choose to cross the border into the state of washington heading towards oregon calgary's a 2 degrees the rain still hanging around in the east coast of the u.s. 90 degree. well this time in washington the sounds of all this of course with the

action being north it should be quite so active down here and it is fairly cloudy with a return i think to showers for lesser antilles but what's been a pretty big mass of heavy rain rees sometimes heavy rain in jamaica and haiti is drifting towards cuba western cuba and also the yucatan peninsula and it stays there for a couple days it's potentially flooding. rewind returns with a new series. and brand new updates on the best account using this documentary. oh it's an evolution. it should remind continues with on comfortably numb this is gaza central jail and this is the section where they're holding prisoners on drug charges users and dealers here is 120 of them in 3 different cells on

al jazeera. toughest take a look at the top stories here it out here this morning the 2nd whistleblowers come forward in the impeachment inquiry against president trump the person's lawyer says his client has firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations made in the original complaint. exit polls show too busy as main religious party and not coming 1st in parliament re-elections just ahead of its main rival the heart of 2 musea turnout was lower across the country amid growing frustration with established policies.

iraq's government has denied it security forces follow directly on protests during 6 days of violent demonstrations another 5 people have been confirmed dead in the capital baghdad that takes the total number killed to at least 109. that the world health organization is missing in the philippines after it was announced that polio had returned to the country almost 20 years after it was eradicated the country's also struggling to contain outbreaks of dengue fever and measles dogan reports. letisha variance eldest grandson alexis is sick with dengue fever and has been in this public hospital for several weeks now but he isn't the only one across the hall her 2 other grandsons are also being treated for measles infection 60 year old prince center and 4 year old james material she says she is somehow grateful that her grandchildren made it

to the hospital in time rule out the woman it has been very difficult seeing my grandsons like this but i have no choice i have to be strong so long as a hospital is just one of the many hospitals where pediatric wards of bin overflowing with children sick with infectious diseases the department of health has recorded at least 40000 cases of measles across the country since january and more than 500 patients have died. while the cases of those who have reached more than 270000 with more than a 1100 dead many of those who died were children but it doesn't end there the government has announced the return of polio type to an incurable disease that was eradicated 19 years ago public trust on vaccine has plummeted according to the

global vaccine confidence index from 93 percent now down to 32 percent which means now that only one out of 5 filipinos believe that vaccines are safe. the health secretary says a recent investigation into a vaccination campaign against thank you fever by the public attorney's office is partly to blame for the falling vaccination rates this kind of issue is best discussed in a scientific or by scientists doctors and professionals and should not be in a senate hearing or on television with people who are informed and educated about the issue making definitely requirements the philippine government says it promises to roll are a series of nationwide immunization programs. but back at the intensive care

unit of sun lives are a hospital every 2nd counts there's a sense of urgency here and parents are desperate for their children to recover similarly dogon al-jazeera manila. now portugal's ruling center less socialist party has won the country's parliamentary election but without an outright majority the opposition p.s.t. party is set to come in 2nd place winning between 27 and 31 percent of the vote the socialist party has been helped by portugal's economy which has been growing at above the e.u. average rates thanks in part to a booming tourism industry. and in kosovo supporters of the self-determination party they have taken to the streets in celebration after the opposition party emerged with the most votes in sunday's general election with more than 80 percent of the votes counted results show the center left party in the lead with 26 percent

that's just ahead of the center right democratic league of conservation the snap election was called after the resignation of the former prime minister. did in the large he'd been summoned to appear before a war crimes court in the hague over his previous role as one of the commanders of the kosovo liberation army presidential candidates in sri lanka are due to file their nominations for the upcoming election over the next couple of hours the current president my 3 palace in the center who decided not to run again he sparked a constitutional crisis last year when he's sacked and then replaced the prime minister the decision was later overturned by the supreme court he also faced criticism over the handling of an intelligence report which warned of the attacks in which $259.00 people died the election will be on november the 16th. that dozens of protests as a been arrested overnight in hong kong peaceful rally descended into violence tens

of thousands of people had early amongst wearing face novels in defiance of the baton it's called has from hong kong. defying the mask bad and flouting the police who projected approval for their march thousands of hong kong protesters also ignored heavy rain most of them covering their faces beneath a sea of umbrellas this was the 3rd successive day of protests against the mass ban imposed by chief executive kerry lam she said emergency legislation last invoked during riots 50 years ago was needed after 4 months of protest against her rule the protest continued after the high court rejected an injunction challenging the ban judges say they'll review it later this month. after police blamed vandalism for shutting down the entire system on saturday more than half of all m.t.r. metro stations were closed on sunday the protests which started peacefully quickly

changed those there just to march fled from the front line as demonstrators regarded as hard core began to confront police hurling bricks and rocks at. their offense met by tear gas the demonstrators forced to head back to where they came from the contest as you can see on a pretty stiff that would treat my what's been happening now a couple of hours into this month that started peacefully but the major confrontation is taking place right around the police headquarters police firing tear gas out from the complex itself and also from above while the protesters are fighting against what they see as increasing control from beijing they doubt change will come quickly highlights and i say generally much i look at we know that this will not change the current situation us all as you can see the more peaceful protesters than hot cold protest has however. i think the meaning of these protests is more important we need to let the government know that we will not surrender.

some protesters were arrested and could be charged with not only participating in an illegal gathering but also to cover their face scuttle al-jazeera home of the. chinese soldiers have been mourning protests as you shine laser lights at their barracks in hong kong that they could be arrested and this was the 1st direct interaction with military forces from the mainland in the city's 4 months of anti-government protests a yellow banner was raised from inside the barracks in cowden tong warning demonstrators that they were breaking the law and could be prosecuted. for those careers accusing us of falsely suggesting both sides are open to meeting again a day after it broke off the new corolla's ation talks in stockholm pyongyang says it won't take part in quote sickening the gezi ations unless washington abandons

its hostile policy against the north the chief negotiator kim myong gil said saturday's talks broke down because the u.s. came to the negotiating table empty handed washington says the 2 sides had good discussions. saudi arabia says it's working to remove sudan from the united states once as of terrorism list sudan's new prime minister abdullah doc and the leader of its suffering council abdul fattah alba han are in saudi arabia meeting officials the saudi foreign ministry says it wants to increase investments in sudan and to improve existing projects it has in the country ever morgan has more now from the sudanese capital khartoum. it's not the 1st visit for of the for the one hand although it is his 1st as the head of the sovereign council and it's also prime minister abdul him talks for his visit to saudi arabia and it comes just days after he met with saudi delegations at the united nations general assembly where he told

them that sudan does not need aid and does not need financial support what it means is economic development from its allies which include saudi arabia now besides discussing economic ties between the 2 countries the 2 thoughts are also expect to discuss political relations especially about sudan's involvement in the war in the emmen sudan participates with more than 10000 soldiers on the ground in yemen fighting on the saudi united arab emirates called mission side and people here in sudan have been demanding that the soldiers be brought back home and that they should not be participating in the world because sudan has nothing to gain with participating on the saudi arabian side people are also wary about saudi arabia's more tips in supporting the transitional government they say saudi arabia played a role in urging the military to attack protesters on june 3rd at a pro-democracy sit in in front of army headquarters where hundreds of protesters have been reportedly killed so they're saying that they want the prime minister to make sure that the relationship between saudi arabia and sudan are based on mutual

interests and that will not hold or any or in any way affect sudan's treated transition to civilian rule libya's internationally recognized government has called on the u.n. security council to take action against the war. forces loyal to have attacks 2 major apple since the start of the campaign to seize the libyan capital tripoli they claim has been attacked by warplanes from with tika and misrata airports the government in tripoli is also calling for measures to be taken against countries who've been supporting after. now the head of world athletics says the championships held here in doha has been the best ever in terms of performance fans of witness more than 20 continental records twice the number seen in london 2 years ago and the riches and reports of the national pride hasn't just been visible on the track in doha fans for more than 80 countries have made the khalifa stadium their home to the middle east 1st world athletics championships we can throw it in

the soul we are here to support them and our we know we're so proud of them because everybody goals they took the flag high i love it watching it live for sure it's live and you feel it yet you better watch it loud you know you can until you can see much of the club and the fun it does to be in a stadium sports really gather every single nation like you know i felt like we're just all humans that we don't even know about nations anymore global events bring with them a global scrutiny the president of world athletics sebastian carr said he would have preferred to have seen more people in the stadium for certain sessions people leave taking his sports biggest standalone event to new countries beyond its traditional borders is vital to track and field future we live in a global society. and there is no organization no structure no institution out there that isn't trying to figure out how we embrace more of that snow pull up the

drawbridge and decide that this really isn't for us the feedback from athletes about the in stadium experience has been generally positive technology ensuring temperatures in the main arena were a pleasant 25 degree celsius the venue is world class it was amazing the best conditions we've had all year off the runway awesome can i think we should go into places where it may not be as prevalent in and introduced a sport to people that may now watch it because if you do go to chad and you watch you going to love you. council will next step into the global sporting spotlight in december when it hosts football's club world cup and the richardson al-jazeera doha . conference take a look at the top stories here it out is there this morning a 2nd whistle blowers come forward in the impeachment inquiry against president

donald trump the person's lawyer says his client has firsthand knowledge of some of the allegations made in the original complaint one of the few republican senators to appear on the weekend talk show it has come out in support of the president here's what ron johnson of wisconsin had to say i'm not here defending the president i'm not here to denounce him either what i'm here is telling you by my piece of this puzzle here giving you my honest assessment of what i heard how the president told me repeatedly in the may 23rd oval office visit on the phone of 31st the reason he had very legitimate concerns and reservations are ukraine is 1st corruption generalizes in demick we all know that truck i just want the truth the american people want i do not try to only america do not trust me or i you know trust the cia now i'm just there are just. exit polls show tunis is main religious party and nafta has won parliamentary elections just ahead of its main rival the

heart of tunisia turnout though it was low across the country amid growing frustration with established policies iraq's government has denied that it's a political thing directly a protest a syrian 6 days of violent demonstrations at least 109 people have been killed since young arrest began on tuesday portugal's ruling center left socialist party has won the country's parliamentary election but without an outright majority the opposition p.s.t. party is set to come in 2nd place winning between 27 and 31 percent of the vote the socialist party has been helped by poor schools economy this is been growing above the e.u. average thanks in part to the tourism industry in kosovo supporters of the self-determination party have taken to the streets to celebrate after the opposition party emerged with the most votes in sunday's election with more than 80 percent of the votes counted results show the center left party in the lead with 26

percent that's just ahead of the center right democratically of kosovo roger up to date those are the latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera coming up next it's rewind. recently reelected 1st 2nd 5 year term. we asked the president of malawi about alleged election fraud and corruption there's been allegations made against you even how corrupt is malawi the president of malawi peta missouri can extend al-jazeera.

hello and welcome again to remind i'm elizabeth purana since we launched al-jazeera english over a decade ago we haven't been afraid of tackling difficult and sensitive stories through a powerful award winning documentary he's today we rewinding to 2 $1010.00 and a film that examines an unintended consequence of the continuing israeli blockade of gaza is growing opioid problem the gaza strip at points just 10 kilometers wide is an hour piece of land along the eastern mediterranean coast that's palestinian population a sealed behind a separation barrier and tightly controlled checkpoints gaza is home to more than 1500000 palestinians needy half of them under 15 unemployment is among the highest in the world and every day is a struggle to survive. it's not surprising therefore the thousands of young people risk their lives by protesting against the occupation by israel at the border fence

the designer discovered when she traveled to gaza for al jazeera back in 2010 more and more of them turning to drugs to escape from the harsh realities of life his anus disturbing film on comfortably not. over yet. this is his lifeline the tunnels on the border with egypt. they punch through the blockade that cuts gaza off from the outside world. mostly. from. the still. or from. the very. least.

the money far away from israel. around the clock to smuggle in vital supplies from deep within the earth. this tunnel is 18 meters below ground and it's really quite warm in here even though it's in the middle of winter there are 8 guys. who are working as we speak and they're bringing in all sorts of merchandise it's one of thousands of other tunnels he supply routes for gaza. but a longer shipments of furniture clothes and food a steady supply of the dangerous drug is coming in from a dog or tree as it's known in gaza. it's a painkiller similar constituency to morphine used to relief physical pain and it's one that many call. resorting to. tramadol is illegal without a prescription but as. a self-confessed long term drug user explains there's always

a way to get a hold of it. i buy fake prescriptions here's a doctor's prescription it says try to strips 20 pills and 20 pills for another painkiller also for $5.00 if i don't get this prescription there are other ways to get the pills dealers bring in boxes of trauma through the tunnels every day there are thousands of boxes seized by the police but for every 1000 seized there is another 1000 that gets in so i go to people i know who can find it for me it's a bit more expensive than the pharmacy but i buy from them. tramadol is dangerously addictive if taken in large quantities unsupervised 29 year old coming as among a growing number of gazans hooked on it his name and face are hidden because he does not want the police to identify him i want help with i want to have him the

1st time i took trauma was a 200 milligram pill a red one. we were invited to a relative's wedding and. when i take it i feel completely relaxed i forget about all my feelings and emotions. well. i feel total release when i take one or 2 pills the higher the dosage the better i feel the more relaxed wilma's it is that the and. that the camel struggle with addiction has brought him here to gaza skum unity mental health program it's one of the few places for drug addicts to get treatment every week he meets with his psychologist dr samir is a court for whom come else case is far from unique more women would many in. most of the attics are between the ages of 18 and 30 center. the incentive. of all my

cases are in that age bracket and herein lies the danger the danger is that those who are supposed to build our future of the most affected. young can and devlin was done. and if the number of cases i've seen are 150 there are hundreds of others that i have not seen and who would never seek the help of a doctor why because we live in a traditional society that fears the stigma attached to mental illness and addiction is not just considered to be a mental health issue it's seen as even more serious. bottom in a lot of enough the. united nations april 2009 survey found that 80 percent of gazans questioned were doing more drugs than before the war. for camel the pills offer an escape from the reality surrounding him. since the war we have been in

a miserable situation that in no jobs hamas and fatah fighting no reconciliation nothing to get a laugh. we were promised that things would open up more jobs will become available for me and others. we want the world to be open we don't want the siege on. the national. and doctor is a good believes the problem is growing huge at hal at at the data i've had about as the number of addicts went up after the war in gaza because that was unprecedented . marceau if you have. the occupation employer reform discriminant indiscriminate killing leaving the palestinians here feeling insecure and at risk wherever they are. minute.

it's not just the. israel suffocating siege has cut gazans off from the outside world and made hundreds of thousands of them jobless. gazans are becoming poorer by the day and. 8 out of 10 i know dependent on some form a few and handouts and as the blockade continues to bite the repetitive daily grind becomes more difficult to bear. these recent university graduates spend much of their free time at this upscale restaurant one of the few refuges they have. the war has deeply affected us our spirit is destroyed we have not left since the war nor had a break and we're still carrying it all inside us they say illegal substances are finding their way into all social circles and across age brackets in gaza for years

living with. my 15 year old brother brought some pills home from school he thought there were diet pills i took them to my father who is a doctor my father said the pills were true he granted my brother and we went to school and cause a fuss about it it turned out that there was a kid at the school who was distributing them some of the students thought these pills were to whiten your teeth even the kid who was distributing the trauma said he didn't know what it was he was just selling it and it seems there is no shortage of buyers. when i would get work or take my daily wage by trauma. for example i wouldn't buy fruit. even though i should've i used to prioritize trammell over fruit. and one time my wife and i spent 3 days with nothing but it's a model of the look and i bought one and have at it as gary i worked for the

government for 7 years they still help me a little my pension is $200.00 a month which helps to issue a. again on fridays i go to any mosque and explain my situation to the mom the mom tells people that there is a brother in need and then i live with an amount ranging from 40 to 100 dollars the day before yesterday i had no money and i asked my mother for $5.00. 20 pills but needed to make sure i had a steady supply. us. as drug dealers stubbornly pursue new markets. the hamas run fleece continues to battle them for control of the streets of gaza. the hamas government is widely credited for clamping down on criminals.

ending years of knowledge on the streets of gaza. but the handle of a democrat. underfed just ruled there was an excess of democracy. and drugs were prohibited but when on the ground. so. and there they asked the dealers to stop but the dealers were addicted to the money so they were all shot dead at their doorsteps when the gun $1.00 of them had bought the one that they were big merchants and people were coming in and out it was like a supermarket. market. despite its crackdown.

now they've been tipped off and now on their way to doing drugs. they say this young man is dealing drugs with his brother he's taking them to his house where they plan to search for narcotics. and this is all they find this time around roughly a gram of hashish which will result in a charge of possession rather than distribution. but it's clear that such tactics can pay dividends the police showed us some of the drugs they have seized on previous raids. of pills of ecstasy.